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CFE Nears Full Power Restoration Across Five States After Severe Rains

Crews now focus on 3,382 remaining customers, mainly in Hidalgo.

Overview

  • Puebla is 98.56% restored with 381 users awaiting service, while Veracruz, San Luis Potosí and Querétaro report 100% restoration.
  • Electricity has been restored to 260,080 users overall, representing 98.72% of those affected.
  • CFE deployed 968 electricians with 98 articulated cranes, 279 pickup trucks, 105 emergency generators, five drones and five helicopters, plus specialized vehicles for hard-to-reach areas in Hidalgo.
  • To relieve flooding at Río Vizcaíno, crews built 16 structures in five days, an effort normally expected to take two weeks.
  • CFE Telecom reports recovery of 120 cellular towers and 419 free internet access points, installed connectivity at two ISSSTE clinics in Álamo, Veracruz, and distributed 2,569 free voice-and-data SIM chips, in coordination with national and local authorities.